Regimental number | 541 |
Place of birth | Kolora, Victoria |
School | Kolora State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dairyman |
Address | Kolora PO, Kolora, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mrs Georgina Blain, Kolora PO, Kolora, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot C, Row I, Grave No. 5), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 9 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Terang Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: John (d. 6 August 1915, aged 58; bu. Terang) and Georgina Ann (d. 15 April 1939, aged 84; bu. Terang) BLAIN, Post Office, Kolora, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals1914-15 Star,: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Kolina, Victoria. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BLAIN Arthur |